To J. E. Lee 17 December 1873
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
Dec— 17th 73
Mr Darwin presents his compliments to Mr Lee & begs leave to enclose 5.5.0 for the Pengelly Testimonial.1
Footnotes
On 17 December 1873, CD recorded a payment of £5 5s. for the Pengelly testimonial in his Account books–cash account (Down House MS). The testimonial to William Pengelly by members of the British Association for the Advancement of Science was made in recognition of Pengelly’s services to science, especially in regard to his part in the exploration of Kent’s Cavern, Torquay.
Summary
Formal note enclosing five guineas for William Pengelly testimonial fund.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9180
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Edward Lee
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Cornell University Library, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections (John Edward Lee letterbook, #4700 bd ms 3+)
- Physical description
- Amem 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9180,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9180.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 21
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